Mayer Brown Adds Goodwin Real Estate, Hospitality Trio In SF
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California Pulse
Biopharmaceutical Co. Exelixis' GC Steps DownBy James Mills
The longtime general counsel of biopharmaceutical company Exelixis Inc. abruptly stepped down Friday and was replaced by the company's senior vice president for intellectual property & licensing, according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Courts
How One Law Firm Got Two Big White-Collar Wins In 48 HoursBy Phillip Bantz
The white-collar team at Dykema Gossett PLLC secured back-to-back dismissals of two criminal cases in as many days last month by challenging the government's experts, flagging discovery issues and hammering on other perceived weaknesses in the prosecutions.
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California Pulse
Law360's Legal Lions Of The WeekBy Kevin Penton
Latham & Watkins LLP and Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Eighth Circuit vacated a National Labor Relations Board ruling that Home Depot illegally forced out a worker who showed support for Black Lives Matter.
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California Pulse
Office Snapshot: Wilson Sonsini Rises From Studs In Calif.By James Mills
More than three decades after the construction of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC's Silicon Valley headquarters in a Stanford Research Park building, the firm recently completed a total renovation that its leader says modernizes the space and inspires employees to come into the office.
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Courts
Atty Ordered Detained After Harassment Of BigLaw AttysBy Spencer Brewer
A Texas federal judge on Thursday ordered U.S. marshals to put an attorney accused of cyberstalking other attorneys at BigLaw firms in jail until trial, saying the attorney has continued to make harassing online posts while on pretrial release and didn't attend mandatory mental health treatment.
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Mid-Law
Shipman & Goodwin Picks Up 17 Attys For New Boston OfficeBy Emma Cueto
Shipman & Goodwin LLP has launched a Boston office with 17 attorneys from local firm Tarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers PC, according to a Thursday announcement, making it the latest firm to add an outpost in the in-demand city.
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California Pulse
Disabled Law Students Report Less Support From SchoolsBy Lynn LaRowe
A fifth of law students have disabilities, but they feel less supported by their schools than do their nondisabled peers, according to a first-of-its-kind study from Indiana University.
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California Pulse
Roku Hires Snap's 1st-Ever GC To Lead Its Legal TeamBy Michele Gorman
Roku Inc. has found as its new top lawyer a former general counsel at Snap Inc. and longtime partner at Hogan Lovells, according to a Wednesday securities filing.
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California Pulse
Barnes & Thornburg Unveils New Management CommitteeBy Rose Krebs
Barnes & Thornburg LLP has announced its 2025-2026 management committee, with Andrew Detherage remaining the firm's managing partner and an Indianapolis-based partner joining the committee as an at-large member.
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Daily Litigation
TopDog Law Acquires Southeastern Firm, Enters FloridaBy Daniel Connolly
TopDog Law, an Arizona-based personal injury law firm with colorful advertising and national ambitions, has acquired Keller Swan Injury Attorneys, a 12-lawyer firm with a presence in Florida and other southeastern states.
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